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Rocky Flintoff, the 16-year-old son of 2005 Ashes star Andrew Flintoff, has received his maiden England call-up.
Flintoff junior, currently sitting his GCSEs, was on Tuesday named in the 16-strong England Under-19 squad to face Sri Lanka in three one-day internationals.
In April, he struck his first men's hundred for Lancashire, playing for the second XI against Warwickshire just a fortnight after his 16th birthday.
His elder brother Corey, two years his senior, has lined up alongside him for Lancashire’s second string while recovering from a stress fracture of the back, but has been overtaken by his talented sibling.
Former England captain and TV personality Flintoff is currently part of the backroom staff at the Twenty20 World Cup.
Rocky Flintoff has earned his first England call-up ahead of their U-19 squad matches with Sri Lanka
Flintoff smashed his first century for Lancashire second XI against Warwickshire in April
Rocky, (pictured in 2013 with his dad Andrew), has received his first England call-up
Congratulations to @lancscricket academy duo Keshana Fonseka and Rocky Flintoff, who have been named in the England U19's squad for the three game ODI series against Sri Lanka! 👏🏴
ENGLAND U-19 SQUAD
Luc Benkenstein (Essex; captain), Farhan Ahmed (Nottinghamshire), Tazeem Ali (Warwickshire), Charlie Allison (Essex), Noah Cornwell (Middlesex), Rocky Flintoff (Lancashire), Keshana Fonseka (Lancashire), Eddie Jack (Hampshire), Dom Kelly (Hampshire), Freddie McCann (Nottinghamshire), Harry Moore (Derbyshire), Haydon Mustard (Durham), Thomas Rew (Somerset), Noah Thain (Essex), Raphael Weatherall (Northamptonshire), Theo Wylie (Warwickshire).
In keeping with the family theme, Essex’s Luc Benkenstein, son of Lancashire coach Dale Benkenstein, will captain the Under-19s for the matches between June 28-July 3, beginning with a day-nighter at his county headquarters of Chelmsford.
England Under-19 coach Mike Yardy, said: ‘As always, it’s a great opportunity for the players to perform in an England Under-19 shirt and to experience international cricket.’
Haydon Mustard, whose father Phil played international cricket alongside Flintoff in the opening decade of this century, also features alongside Farhan Ahmed, another Year 11 schoolboy and younger brother of Test player Rehan Ahmed.
England Men U19s fixtures:
50-over warm-up: England U19s v Young Lions Invitational XI, Loughborough – 24 June
1st Youth ODI: England U19s v Sri Lanka U19s, Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford (D/N) – 28 June
2nd Youth ODI: England U19s v Sri Lanka U19s, 1st Central County Ground, Hove – 1 July
3rd Youth ODI: England U19s v Sri Lanka U19s, 1st Central County Ground, Hove – 3 July
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